...1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill granting future independence to the Philippines.? In 1944, in occupied Rome, the Nazis executed more than 300 civilians in reprisal for an attack by Italian partisans the day before that had killed 32 German...

...during the panel question-and-answer period: "Listen to what terrorists say. They will often tell you their mission ... 'Rome next' was not a theoretical flourish."As Holy Week and Easter approach, the Christians of the Middle East threatened by...

...Alexei Leonov went outside his Voskhod 2 capsule, secured by a tether. Farouk I, the former king of Egypt, died in exile in Rome.? In 1980, Frank Gotti, the 12-year-old youngest son of mobster John Gotti, was struck and killed by a car driven by...

...Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, died in Eisleben.? In 1564, artist Michelangelo Buonarroti died in Rome, just weeks before his 89th birthday.? In 1861, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as provisional president of the Confederate...

...demos Arce initially tried."It's just a great experience," he said. "You can be in a helicopter, you can be in Paris, Rome, New York City."Movie fans might like watching a flick in the Oculus Cinema, which looks like most theaters, with seats...

...truly arrived as a fashion statement when, at a formal dinner in Rome, he spotted a former Italian senator of a certain age wearing...think I'll wear them to a dinner I am hosting tomorrow night in Rome," d'Urso said by phone.___Online:http://www...

? In A.D. 336, the first known commemoration of Christmas on Dec. 25 took place in Rome.? In 1066, William the Conqueror was crowned king of England.? In 1776, Gen. George Washington and his troops crossed...

...cede Norway to Sweden, something Norway refused to accept.? In 1900, Puccini's opera "Tosca" had its world premiere in Rome.? In 1914, Ford Motor Co. greatly improved its assembly-line operation by employing an endless chain to pull each chassis...